Conducting-fiber <span class="c2 g0">deicingspan> systems and methods. In one embodiment, an <span class="c21 g0">assemblyspan> includes a <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan> subject to an <span class="c8 g0">accumulationspan> of ice, the <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan> at least partially including a <span class="c10 g0">heatingspan> <span class="c11 g0">portionspan> having a layer of multi-directional electrically-conductive fibers formed between first and second non-electrically conductive layers. The layer of electrically-conductive fibers is coupled to a <span class="c12 g0">powerspan> <span class="c25 g0">supplyspan> <span class="c3 g0">memberspan> and is adapted to conduct an electrical current such that the layer of electrically-conductive fibers, and at least one of the first and second non-electrically conductive layers of the <span class="c10 g0">heatingspan> <span class="c11 g0">portionspan>, are raised to an <span class="c0 g0">elevatedspan> <span class="c1 g0">temperaturespan> to at least partially inhibit the <span class="c8 g0">accumulationspan> of ice on the <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan>.
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18. A method of <span class="c2 g0">deicingspan> a <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan>, comprising:
providing a <span class="c10 g0">heatingspan> <span class="c11 g0">portionspan> having a non-planar layer of multi-directional electrically-conductive fibers formed between first and second non-electrically conductive layers, the first non-electrically conductive layer at least one of forming a <span class="c11 g0">portionspan> of the <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan> and being proximate to the <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan>; and
providing an electrical current through the non-planar layer of electrically-conductive fibers to raise a <span class="c1 g0">temperaturespan> of the <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan> to at least partially inhibit an <span class="c8 g0">accumulationspan> of ice, wherein providing an electrical current includes providing an electrical current through a non-planar engagement area that spans across the non-planar layer of electrically-conductive fibers.
1. An <span class="c21 g0">assemblyspan>, comprising:
a non-planar <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan> subject to an <span class="c8 g0">accumulationspan> of ice, the non-planar <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan> at least partially including a <span class="c10 g0">heatingspan> <span class="c11 g0">portionspan> having a non-planar layer of multi-directional electrically-conductive fibers formed between first and second non-electrically conductive layers, the non-planar layer of electrically-conductive fibers being operatively coupled to a <span class="c12 g0">powerspan> <span class="c25 g0">supplyspan> <span class="c3 g0">memberspan> along a non-planar engagement area that spans across the non-planar layer of electrically-conductive fibers, the non-planar layer of electrically-conductive fibers being configured to conduct an electrical current such that the non-planar layer of electrically-conductive fibers and at least one of the first and second non-electrically conductive layers of the <span class="c10 g0">heatingspan> <span class="c11 g0">portionspan> are raised to an <span class="c0 g0">elevatedspan> <span class="c1 g0">temperaturespan> to at least partially inhibit the <span class="c8 g0">accumulationspan> of ice on the non-planar <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan>.
7. An <span class="c21 g0">assemblyspan>, comprising:
an aerodynamically-shaped <span class="c3 g0">memberspan> having a leading <span class="c7 g0">edgespan> <span class="c11 g0">portionspan> including a non-planar <span class="c15 g0">outerspan> <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan> subject to an <span class="c8 g0">accumulationspan> of ice; and
a <span class="c2 g0">deicingspan> <span class="c6 g0">systemspan> operatively coupled to the aerodynamically-shaped <span class="c3 g0">memberspan>, the <span class="c2 g0">deicingspan> <span class="c6 g0">systemspan> including a <span class="c10 g0">heatingspan> <span class="c11 g0">portionspan> having a non-planar layer of multi-directional electrically-conductive fibers formed between first and second non-electrically conductive layers, the first non-electrically conductive layer at least one of forming a <span class="c11 g0">portionspan> of the non-planar <span class="c15 g0">outerspan> <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan> and being proximate to the non-planar <span class="c15 g0">outerspan> <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan>, the non-planar layer of electrically-conductive fibers being operatively coupled to a <span class="c12 g0">powerspan> <span class="c25 g0">supplyspan> <span class="c26 g0">devicespan> along a non-planar engagement area that spans across the non-planar layer of electrically-conductive fibers, the non-planar layer of electrically-conductive fibers being configured to conduct an electrical current such that the non-planar layer of electrically-conductive fibers and the non-planar <span class="c15 g0">outerspan> <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan> are raised to an <span class="c0 g0">elevatedspan> <span class="c1 g0">temperaturespan> to at least partially inhibit the <span class="c8 g0">accumulationspan> of ice.
14. An aircraft, comprising:
a <span class="c9 g0">fuselagespan> including a <span class="c20 g0">wingspan> <span class="c21 g0">assemblyspan> and a <span class="c4 g0">tailspan> <span class="c21 g0">assemblyspan>;
a <span class="c5 g0">propulsionspan> <span class="c6 g0">systemspan> operatively coupled to the <span class="c9 g0">fuselagespan>; and
wherein at least one of the <span class="c9 g0">fuselagespan> and the <span class="c5 g0">propulsionspan> <span class="c6 g0">systemspan> includes:
an aerodynamically-shaped <span class="c3 g0">memberspan> having a leading <span class="c7 g0">edgespan> <span class="c11 g0">portionspan> including an <span class="c15 g0">outerspan> <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan> subject to an <span class="c8 g0">accumulationspan> of ice; and
a <span class="c2 g0">deicingspan> <span class="c6 g0">systemspan> operatively coupled to the aerodynamically-shaped <span class="c3 g0">memberspan>, the <span class="c2 g0">deicingspan> <span class="c6 g0">systemspan> including a <span class="c10 g0">heatingspan> <span class="c11 g0">portionspan> having a non-planar layer of multi-directional electrically-conductive fibers formed between first and second non-electrically conductive layers, the first non-electrically conductive layer at least one of forming a <span class="c11 g0">portionspan> of the <span class="c15 g0">outerspan> <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan> and being proximate to the <span class="c15 g0">outerspan> <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan>, the non-planar layer of electrically-conductive fibers being operatively coupled to a <span class="c12 g0">powerspan> <span class="c25 g0">supplyspan> <span class="c26 g0">devicespan> along a non-planar engagement area that spans across the non-planar layer of electrically-conductive fibers the non-planar layer of electrically-conductive fibers being configured to conduct an electrical current such that the non-planar layer of electrically-conductive fibers and the <span class="c15 g0">outerspan> <span class="c16 g0">surfacespan> are raised to an <span class="c0 g0">elevatedspan> <span class="c1 g0">temperaturespan> to at least partially inhibit the <span class="c8 g0">accumulationspan> of ice.
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This invention was made with Government support under contract number MDA972-98-9-0004 awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The Government has certain rights in this invention.
This patent application is related to co-pending, commonly-owned U.S. patent application No. (t.b.d.) entitled “Apparatus and Methods for Fabrication of Composite Components” filed concurrently herewith on Oct. 12, 2005, which application is incorporated herein by reference.
This invention relates to systems and methods for preventing or removing ice accumulation on a surface, and more specifically, to conducting-fiber deicing systems and methods for use on, for example, leading edges of rotor blades, wings, and other surfaces of aircraft, or any other surfaces that require deicing.
A variety of deicing systems and methods are known for preventing and/or removing unwanted buildup of ice on the leading edges of wings, rotor blades, and other surfaces of aircraft. Some conventional systems rely on hot air flowing through ducts within the leading edge to perform the desired ice removal, such as those systems disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,467,730 B2 issued to Laugt, U.S. Pat. No. 5,088,277 issued to Schulze, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,741,499 issued to Rudolph et al. Alternately, the desired deicing may be performed by electrically-heated conducting fibers as disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,737,618 issue to Barbier et al. Although desirable results have been achieved using such conventional deicing systems, there may be room for improvement.
The present invention is directed to conducting-fiber deicing systems and methods. Embodiments of systems and methods in accordance with the present invention may be lighter than prior art systems, may provide more uniform heating, and may be more reliable, robust, and durable than prior art systems.
In one embodiment, an assembly includes a surface subject to an accumulation of ice, the surface at least partially including a heating portion having a layer of multi-directional electrically-conductive fibers formed between first and second non-electrically conductive layers. The layer of electrically-conductive fibers is coupled to a power supply member and is adapted to conduct an electrical current such that the layer of electrically-conductive fibers and at least one of the first and second non-electrically conductive layers of the heating portion are raised to an elevated temperature to at least partially inhibit the accumulation of ice on the surface.
Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the following drawings.
The present invention relates to conducting-fiber deicing systems and methods. Many specific details of certain embodiments of the invention are set forth in the following description and in
In the following discussion, the term “deicing” is used to generally refer to systems and methods that may remove, partially remove, partially prevent (or inhibit), and completely prevent the formation of ice on a surface. Thus, it should be understood that deicing systems and methods in accordance with the invention may be used to remove or partially remove ice from a surface after the ice has already accumulated (e.g. on a rotor blade of a rotary aircraft), as well as to inhibit the formation of ice on a surface upon which ice has not yet accumulated (e.g. on a wing surface of a fixed-wing aircraft).
In one particular embodiment, for example, the conductive fiber element 154 includes a mat of graphite fibers, the mat having a thickness of approximately 0.002 inches, the fibers (e.g. approximately a thousand or more) being disposed multi-directionally (or omni-directionally) throughout the conductive fiber element 154, and the first and second non-electrically conductive layers 156, 158 are formed of a fiberglass composite. In alternate embodiments, for example, the conductive fiber element 154 may include metal fibers, or any other suitable conductive fibers. Furthermore, the extent of the conductive fiber element 154 may be greater than or less than the particular embodiment shown in
As further shown in
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Embodiments of the present invention may provide significant advantages over the prior art. For example, systems and methods in accordance with the present invention may be lighter than prior art systems, particularly those systems that rely upon heated air flowing through ducts. Embodiments of the present invention may also provide more uniform heating over the leading edge portion in comparison with the prior art, thereby making ice removal (or prevention) more effective. Embodiments of the present invention may also be more reliable, robust, and durable than prior art systems, including prior art systems that rely upon conductive fibers.
It will be appreciated that a variety of alternate embodiments may be conceived in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure, and that the invention is not limited to the particular embodiments described above and shown in
Although particular embodiments of deicing systems and methods have been described above in association with rotor blades of rotary aircraft, it will be appreciated that in alternate embodiments, deicing systems and methods in accordance with the present invention may be employed in a wide variety of other applications. For example, embodiments of the deicing systems and methods may be employed within wings, fuselages, tail portions, and control surfaces (e.g. fins, canards, etc.) of aircraft and other aerospace vehicles, or on any other desired surfaces that may require deicing.
For example,
The aircraft 400 shown in
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In this embodiment, the composite material 316 includes a first composite portion (or layer) 319, a second composite portion (or layer) 321, and a pair of relatively thicker third composite portions (or layers) 325 coupled to the first and second composite portions 319, 321. A conductive-fiber layer 323 is formed between the first and second composite portions 319, 321. Thus, the composite material 316 may be an alternate embodiment of a component that includes a conductive-fiber de-icing system, such as a leading edge portion of a rotor blade or other aircraft component, including the leading edge portion 128 of the rotor blade 126 described above and shown in
As further shown in
It will be appreciated that alternate embodiments of systems for fabricating composite components may be conceived, and that the invention is not limited to the particular embodiments described above and shown in
At a block 458, a vacuum is applied to the space between the expandable member 317 and the containment and lid members 302, 308 (or to the space occupied by the composite material 316). More specifically, the vacuum source 322 is used to pull vacuum through the first port 318, evacuating the space around the uncured composite material 316. At a block 460, an elevated temperature TE is applied to the system 300, such as by installing the system 300 into an oven. At a block 462, an elevated pressure PE is applied within the expandable member 317 (as depicted by the outwardly directed arrows), such as by providing a pressurized gas or fluid from the pressure source 324 through the second port 320. The elevated temperature and pressure conditions TE, PE may be applied (blocks 460, 462) for one or more periods as desired to suitably cure the composite material 316 within the system 300. Next, at a block 464, the elevated temperature and pressure conditions TE, PE are relieved, and the lid member 308 is removed at a block 466. The cured composite component 316 is then removed from the system 300 at a block 468.
Because in some embodiments, the containment member 302 and the lid member 308 may be heated and cooled with the composite component 316 engaged within the internal volume 305, it may be desirable that containment and lid members 302, 308 have coefficient of thermal expansion characteristics that are very similar to that of the composite component 316. In one particular embodiment, for example, the containment and lid members 302, 308 may be formed of a Nickel-containing steel alloy commonly referred to as Invar steel and known for its relatively low thermal expansion coefficient. Alternately, the containment and lid members 302, 308 may be formed of aluminum, steel, titanium, or any other suitable materials. With continued reference to
It will be appreciated that the values and durations of the elevated temperature TE and the elevated pressure PE conditions that are applied during the curing of the composite component (blocks 460, 462) may vary depending on the particular design features of the composite component being formed, including the resinous materials and fiber materials contained in the uncured composite material. For example,
During a third portion 506, with the vacuum applied and the temperature maintained at the first temperature level, the pressure within the expandable member 217 begins to be increased from a non-elevated pressure level. At some point, typically during the second or third portions 504, 506 of the curing cycle 500, a resinous portion of the uncured composite material undergoes a first phase change 505 from a first solid state to an oil (or liquid or semi-liquid) state. As the pressure continues to be increased within the expandable member 217, the temperature of the system 100 begins increasing again during a fourth portion 508 of the curing cycle 500. During a fifth portion 510 of the curing cycle 500, the pressure reaches a first elevated pressure level (e.g. approximately 100 psi) and is held constant at that level while the temperature continues to increase to a second elevated temperature level (e.g. between approximately 250° F. to 350° F.).
During a sixth portion 512 of the curing cycle 500, the pressure is maintained at the first elevated pressure level and the temperature is maintained at the second elevated temperature for a specified curing period (e.g. approximately 2 to 3 hours). At some point, typically during the sixth portion 512, the resinous portion of the composite material undergoes a second phase change 511 from the oil (or liquid or semi-liquid) state to a second solid state. Also, at a vacuum termination point 514 during the sixth portion 512 (e.g. approximately half way through the specified curing period) the vacuum is removed. During a seventh portion 516 of the curing cycle 500, the pressure within the expandable member 217 is maintained at the first elevated pressure level while the temperature of the system 100 is cooled to the non-elevated temperature level. Finally, with the temperature reduced to the non-elevated temperature level, the pressure is reduced to the non-elevated pressure level during an eighth portion 518 of the curing cycle 500.
It will be appreciated that embodiments of apparatus and methods for fabricating composite components in accordance with the present invention may provide significant advantages over the prior art. For example, because fabrication systems in accordance with the present invention utilize an expandable member to provide the desired pressure conditions on the composite component, and because the entire system may be installed into an oven that operates at normal ambient pressures to provide the desired temperature conditions, the need for a large autoclave may be reduced or eliminated. Also, the costs of pumps, vacuums, and heating systems used in embodiments of the invention may be substantially reduced in comparison with those systems used in prior art manufacturing assemblies. Thus, embodiments of the invention may significantly reduce the tooling costs associated manufacturing composite components in comparison with prior art manufacturing systems. In some embodiments, for example, manufacturing systems in accordance with the invention may cost approximately two orders of magnitude less than prior art systems requiring an autoclave.
Embodiments of the invention may also improve the efficiency of the manufacturing process. For example, because the volumes that are pressurized within the expandable member may be substantially smaller than the volumes of prior art autoclaves, the portions of the manufacturing process that involve subjecting the composite components to an elevated pressure condition may be performed more quickly and efficiently in comparison with the prior art manufacturing processes.
While embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described above, many changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention is not limited by the disclosure of these embodiments. Instead, the invention should be determined entirely by reference to the claims that follow.
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